Susan Jarreau did not remember being sexually abused until more than 10 years after it happened. By then, she found, there was little she could do about it. Jarreau, 36, of Encino, said she was abused from the age of 6 until she was 14. After the memories surfaced in her early 20s, the wife of singer-songwriter Al Jarreau sought therapy.

Susan Jarreau did not remember being sexually abused until more than 10 years after it happened. By then, she found, there was little she could do about it. Jarreau, 36, of Encino, said she was abused from the age of 6 until she was 14. After the memories surfaced in her early 20s, the wife of singer-songwriter Al Jarreau sought therapy.

A Santa Clarita man who allegedly molested four young girls more than 20 years ago came face-to-face with his now-adult accusers Wednesday in court, where all of the women testified that he had repeatedly molested them. William Lynch, 64, pleaded not guilty earlier this month to 14 counts of lewd conduct with a minor.

A judge refused Friday to dismiss charges against a Santa Clarita man and his ex-girlfriend who are being prosecuted under a new state law that allows sexual-abuse charges to be brought many years after the alleged incidents.

An Encino woman's sad story of sexual abuse she suffered as a child prompted a new state law which allows victims of such abuse to file criminal charges against their alleged attackers years after the incidents occurred. But that law, only 5 months old, is already under attack by a Santa Clarita man who stands accused of sexually molesting four girls more than 20 years ago--years after the statute of limitations expired.